Chapter 1120 - 809: Luna’s Intuition_3

Chapter 1120: Chapter 809: Luna’s Intuition_3

He didn’t encounter any students along the way until he reached the second floor, where someone stopped him.

Not exactly stopped, rather, she was squatting at the corner of the stairs, which also happened to lead to the auditorium.

"Miss Lovegood." Kael greeted in the same tone he used with other students: "What are you looking at?"

"Goblins."

"Where?" Kael looked ahead where she was staring, only to find floor tiles and a group of small bugs attracted to cookie crumbs.

"They got scared away; they were just here." Luna stood up, making her cork earring swing.

"Hello, Kael." She greeted: "Why are you back at Hogwarts again?"

"You...must be mistaken, I’m the headmaster." Kael said.

"Really? Well, congratulations then." Luna said cheerfully.

"I...Alright, how did you figure that out?"

"Because I know you, is that strange?" Luna said with a smile.

She was still wearing the same odd assortment of accessories and colorful glasses as before.

Kael had to admit, the magic realm always had inexplicable people or things, like Tonks, who was a natural Metamorphmagus, and then there was Luna.

Was she a natural Legilimens?

No, didn’t seem like it.

His Occlumency, though not perfect, was reasonably good; even Dumbledore and Voldemort shouldn’t be able to read his thoughts.

The Wampus Cat is a natural Legilimens, yet its ability is still countered by Occlumency.

But Luna, she recognized his identity at a glance without a hint of doubt; this couldn’t be achieved through Legilimency.

Thinking about it, Kael could only tentatively attribute it to an extraordinary intuition.

Simply put, it’s like...If I think you should be someone, then you definitely are that person. She doesn’t trust her eyes but trusts the first thought that pops into her mind.

This ability is more unreasonable than being a natural Legilimens because it’s unaffected by any external factors, no matter how well you disguise yourself.

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"Kael, how does it feel to be a headmaster?" Luna asked curiously, "Compared to being a student?"

"It’s alright, not great, not as comfortable as being a student." Kael said, "But Luna, can you do me a favor?"

"Sure." Luna said, without hesitation, not even asking what the favor was, she agreed.

"Don’t worry, it’s nothing major." Kael said, "It’s like this, could you not tell others about me being here at the school?" ℴ

"Why would I tell others?" Luna asked, tilting her head, as though Kael had asked a very silly question.

"Hmm..." Kael hesitated, feeling momentarily out of sync with Luna’s thinking.

"Alright, I promise, Kael hasn’t come to Hogwarts." Luna said calmly, "Well then, goodbye, Headmaster Dumbledore... I must say, you don’t look as good as you did before."

Luna continued to sway her cork earring, hopping away from the second floor.

Kael stood there, watching her run to the first floor and disappear into the auditorium.

That’s magic for you, always bringing unexpected surprises, or scares.

Kael speculated that even if Tonks transformed into someone entirely unlike herself, Luna would see through it instantly.

Kael felt a bit relieved.

Fortunately, the person in question was Luna... Only Luna.

This extraordinary intuition, though unreasonable and non-magical, would be ineffective on anyone else.

Like Hermione, when she doubts something, her first thought isn’t belief, but rather whether it is logical. If facts contradict her intuition, she would instinctively dismiss the intuition.

Take his impersonation of Dumbledore for example.

The moment Luna saw him, she identified him as a fake, even if everyone and everything told her he was indeed Dumbledore, she wouldn’t believe it.

If it were Hermione, Professor McGonagall’s word would clear any suspicion for him.

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